Fill in the blanks with would or should.
1The postman ............... be here soon.
Wrong!
Use "should" to say that something is expected to happen.
2............... we invite Mark?
Wrong!
Use "Should" to ask for advice or a suggestion.
3She ............... be told.
Wrong!
Use "should" to say that something is the right or necessary thing to do.
4People ............... drive more carefully.
Wrong!
Use "should" to give advice about what people ought to do.
5You ............... do things like that.
Wrong!
Use "shouldn't" to say that something is not a good or right thing to do.
6I ............... come tomorrow if I had time.
Wrong!
Use "would" in the main clause of this second conditional sentence.
7I ............... be grateful for an early reply.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
In this formal first-person request, "would" and "should" are both acceptable.
8............... you like some help?
Wrong!
Use "Would" in the polite offer "Would you like...?"
9............... I go and see the police?
Wrong!
Use "Should" to ask for advice about what to do.
10I knew that I ............... talk to her, but it seemed too difficult.
Wrong!
Use "should" to show that talking to her was the right or necessary action.
11I ............... have sent the money this morning, but I forgot.
Wrong!
Use "should" in "should have" for a past action that was right but did not happen.
12You ............... have shouted at her; it really upset her.
Wrong!
Use "should not" in "should not have" to criticize a past action that happened.
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- The postman should be here soon.
- Should we invite Mark?
- She should be told.
- People should drive more carefully.
- You shouldn’t do things like that.
- I would come tomorrow if I had time.
- I would / should be grateful for an early reply.
- Would you like some help?
- Should I go and see the police?
- I knew that I should talk to her, but it seemed too difficult.
- I should have sent the money this morning, but I forgot.
- You should not have shouted at her; it really upset her.